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Apr. 9, 2013

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Scott Martin
USA Today

Brittany Morton used to cringe when her boyfriend would whip out his smartphone over dinner. Imagine what she'll think when it's attached to his face as computerized glasses or strapped to his wrist, demanding his attention at every glance.

It's a familiar scene: Romance at restaurants with a gaze across the table to another transfixed - by a smartphone. That person texting or tweeting is sending the message that you're less important than their fleeting thoughts. One night, Morton got so upset with her phone-obsessed man during a dinner date, she stormed off to catch a cab.